<LinearLayout android:id="@+id/information_plate" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:orientation="horizontal" android:background="@drawable/scrolling_message"> <TextView android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:padding="10dip" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:text="@string/main_information" android:textSize = "22sp" android:textColor="#000000" android:singleLine="true" android:ellipsize="marquee" android:marqueeRepeatLimit="marquee_forever" android:focusable="true" android:selectAllOnFocus="true" android:clickable="true" android:background="@drawable/scrolling_message_bg" android:focusableInTouchMode="true" android:freezesText="true"> <requestFocus/> </TextView> </LinearLayout>